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As a registered nurse, you've already built a foundation for a long, fulfilling career in healthcare. A master's degree can open doors to nursing careers in education, family health, and women's health.
Every community—urban or rural, wealthy or not—deserves quality healthcare. At SUNY Downstate, diversity is a driving force: we believe nursing needs to reflect the communities we serve. More than 70 percent of our nursing students are members of minority groups.
SUNY Downstate is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn. As a nursing student, you'll collaborate with experts such as physicians at University Hospital of Downstate, practitioners from the School of Health Professions, and researchers seeking breakthroughs at our School of Graduate Studies. These opportunities as well as access to our 8-bed Simulation Center, will give you new insights into the field—and the tools to narrow gaps in health care that are all too common.
Nurses everywhere are perpetually in demand—and graduates of SUNY Downstate's master's program in nursing find opportunities in every kind of healthcare setting.
A SUNY Downstate nursing education is built on theory, practice and equity—and each of our faculty are committed to each of those precepts. You'll work one-on-one with nurses who have served as both caregivers and thought leaders, contributing to nursing scholarship in leading publications.
Our Simulation Laboratory features a labor and delivery room, isolation room, critical care beds and step-down unit beds. Students practice health assessment, psychomotor skills, critical thinking and teamwork.
Community-based opportunities with unique clinical partnerships to address population health inequities.
Exceptional students and nurse leaders can join the SUNY Downstate Psi Tau Chapter of Sigma, the international honor society of nursing.
US News & World Report ranks our master's program among the top 50 in the country.
If you are the first in your family to attend college or are a part of an underserved community, you may be eligible for a scholarship worth up to $30,000.
Our nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a nationally recognized organization.